Kesilient-lgop-attacher bumper



G. A. LYUN.

RESiLIENT LOUP ATACHEH BUMPER.

APPucAnoN man mmm. |920.

1,357,505. Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

if' my@ GEORGE ALBERT LYON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RESILIENT-LOOP-ATTACHER. BUMPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

sei-iai No. 353,068.

Application filed January 21, 1920.

Be it known Unit l'. (himno-1 Amncn'r Infos'. a citizen olE thc llniliocl Stilles nlnl rusiilcnl ol' Philadelphia. county nl' lhlnllelphia. State of lcnnsylifnnin. hnvc nnnlo n Certain new Iand useful invention VRelating to l\rsilicnt-Loop-Attncln-r hampers, ol' which thc `following is n sperilivntiozi. tnlren in connection with lllc nwonilmn'i'ing; drawing.

This invention rclntos especially to ln|inpers or bnil'ers vl'or` automobiles` or other ve hifles in which thc nltzn'hi'igj inolnllers n hiffh muy be formed ol springv Stor! or other r1 Silienl .strip ma)l llc oi' 'lnplm minitel isn'l, provided with citan-livr loops in nine wus these attaching incrnhi-ri-z ming ini-:nm villa resilient loops forming;r linlinliwr in nini projecting` consillernbl'fv ont lnwmnl lhs von trnlly arranged Vfrom cnnnlwlnr mnh-rs which muy he el spring -i wp n: :Manel on struction inlinsl-.ibly or i. ..111 .\.-.r rl'nnpfnl or sccni'rfl to lh" ntnvlnng' rar-anim. llni l1 attaching member incr. il alrsirril. be ol' ihr same shape so ns to ininhnizr ninnni'nflnring expense and nin;Y coniprirw in inlfllition to ilnl ljnifi'er end loop :another looped or marroni connector portion :nlnpt/wil to br inni-lil or hold in close oriiipm-cliw. rngfzigrwnviii with the other comnwnting cnil oiy the attaching member and with the? spring channel or other front Conner-lor whirl; prvl'crnbl); hns substantial vertical nliningj :ivion mi hose parts so :is to prevent nxnlislirfihln Inova, :noni under running conditions.

ln the acronipzuiyinn rlrgn'ing :sho-wing; in n somewhat eiliagrnnnnatiz wirf; illnslrn tive embofllinr-nls of the invmilmi,v

Figure 1 is :t plan View nl ont illustrative construction shown partly in section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse yView through one of the clamping;r devices there of; and

Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views showing other constructions, parts being broken away for greater clearness.

f- If desired, the duplex attaching members may each be of the same general shape and `each may be formed of a single bent up strip of tempered spring steel. This spring steel strip of which one or more thicknesses may be'used for each attaching member as desiredinay for a single thickness strip be a quarter of an inch to three-eighths ot' an inch thick and two inches more or less Wide, the

liwidth of the spring being preferably arranged in a substantially vertical direction lo ,ciw the. ilcsircll increased verticalrglldl-1 ity to (hc linfl'mclement. As shown in ig l om ol' thusc spring strip attachin end loop elements may have n connector en porlion -l merging into an cnil loop 5 for acting :is :in iinpin-t receiving member or portion of the lmifcr :nl jnccnt its end. Then this @lenient continues ns the curved yielding portion l :unl the duplex looped attaching portion 9 jninl-:l hy (he resilient attacher il ihn: ronrw-oi portion il substantially fnerlnppinp` lin' other connector end 4 of this .spring strip @lenient so that both may br i-lnnlpcfl. lioliccl or otherwise secured to 1| l'rnnl` connector clement of the buffer of :nnsniinhlr ein.; mationA A front connecto: l it spr" hanne-l type may be used i'nr this pnrp: i nnfl indicated in Figs; 'l and the itircly shallow top and bottom llnngrs .Il` preferably lit suiliciently closely to ine '.operaling connector portions of tlnA resilient bnli'er elements so as to mort wnn-idrrajile Mining action thereon when who pin-ts are mljnstahly or otherwise scinrml together :is by the inclosing Clamping lm-ice or clip l at one end provided with the boliV l is indicated. A similar inclosing clip or flurnpiin; device 14 ma` be used adjacent the other end of the ront connector to rigidly secure thereto the other spring strip ferne-nt extending ont beyond this connectori to forni a resilient loop end of'th/e buffer. In this waythese three main elements of the bnil'er front. all of which may be of a more or less resilient character, may be securely connected in ad]usted position so that the width of the bulfenmay` be adjusted to lit automobiles havin frame members located at different lstances apart.

ln the Fig. 3 device the duplex attachinr members may com rise the attacher loops 2 and the sniistantially l arallel or spaced apart portionsfQB, '25, t e koutestrizl.isolitinuing as the curved yiel ing portion 22 and the buffer end loop 2 to which the connector portion or stri ond 20 is connccted. The inner attac iing member E25 may have any suitable forni of connect ing portion. such as the connector cnil 26 and the curved yielding portion 3l), if desired. Hoth oil these connector ends ol' each atlachinlrr member or holler element may be adjustabliY or otherwise con nectcd toa suitable front connector such as the s )ring or other channel section conncc tor 14 having the flanges itl, 1.9 and within which these connector ends may be adjustv abl)Y and securely bolted as by the bolts 2T, 2t) preferably having somewhat ornanicntal rounded heads on the front oi' the butler, the nuts 28 being more or less concealed or at least rendered considerably less prominent h v being behind and below the front and upper edges oi' this connector while the con ner-tor ends ot the spring' strips are practically concealed h v the inclosing' channel cfninectcg'` [n the illnr'stratiwtype olconstruction shown in Fig;A l. ll'ic duplex attaching nicni her mayr comprise several strips` such as 311 la which may. il' desired1 be connected ad jacent their rear ends which may of course be perforated or provided with slots and apertures to accoinnnnlate the hook bolts or other attacl'iing devices need. These spring;A steel or other resilient strips may be pci-nia nentlj,r connected by spot weldingjr in some cases or by the use of one or more rivets` Sach as 46, which hold the strips in alinenient and more closeljy conneetthcm at about this point. The inner strip 38 may have a curved yielding portion flil of any suitable charact r nnfrgring into the conneqtor portion Lilli the other strip ha ving a. cooperating connector portion 3l extending outwardly as the end of the impact receiving portion of the buffer, an end loop 35 and curved yield ini! portion :5o bring formed on this element, if dcsireit The cooperating connector portions 3l. 10 of cach of these resilient cle niente may have their ends 45 substantially in line and maybe adjnstably or otherwise connected. to a resilient or other channel front connector 31 having its web provided with slots or apertures, if desired, and the llanges BZ 33 of this connector fitting suf ficiently tightly to have at least considerable vertical alining action on-tlife cooperating connector portions of the res'ilientstrip elo-` ments. lf desired one or more bolts, such as 431- tai may connect each of the spring strip elements to this front connector and if desi red provide an adjustment between these parts Whenslots :i541 are formed in either of the elements through which the bolts pass as indicated in dotted lines in connection with the connector portions of the spring strips,

This` vmention has been described in connection vwith a number of illustrative forms,

proportions, parts, arrangements, materials, methods of connection and use, to the details ol' which disclosure the invention is not of course to he limited, since what is claimed as new and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in tlvA appended claims:

l, 'lhe resilient automobile buffer coniprisinig two substantially similar spring strip end loop attaching;r elements` each having duplex. spaced apart attaching portionsconiv prniinp an intnrned protecting securing porY tion adapted to be secured to an automobile frame member and having a connector porA tion, adjacent impact receivingr portion and ond loop adapted to form a resilient buffer end and having,r an inwardly7 turned connemer loop cooperating with thc adjacent connector portion ot the element` and a spi-innv channel lront connector having flanges cooperating with and substantially aliningr the connector portions of said elements and inclosing clamping devices to adjnstablv connect the ends of said front connector with the conrnwtor portions of said clennnts,

:i` llw resilient antonmbilo butler corn prising two spring strip end loop attaching elements, each having duplex attaching portions adapted to be secured to an automobile frame member and having a connector portion` adjacent impact receiving portion and end loop adapted to form a resilient buffer end and having an. inwardly turned connector loop, and a spring channel front connector having flanges cooperating with the connor-tor portions of said elements and inibire-zing clanipiiig devices to adjustably con-- neet the ends of. said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

3. The resilient automobile buffer comprising two substantially similar spring strip end loop attaching elements, each having attaching portions adapted to be secured to an automobile frame member and having a con-` nector portion and end loop adapted to form a resilient end of the buffer front and having an inwardly oxtendin 6011111861301' portion cooperating with the ajwent w actor portion of the eIement, andi cha front connector having flanges co rotingiwith tho connector portions of i4 .elments `and clamping connector devions to ndjustably connect the endsfof said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

4. The resilient automobile buffer""r",om prising two substantially similar spring strip end loop attaching elements, each having ab taching portions adapted to be secured to an automoblle frame member and having a connector portion and end loop ada, ted to form a resilient end of the buffer ont, and a. channel front connector havingl flanges cooperating with the connector ortions of said elements lsind,clamping conn tor devices to connect the ends of said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

5. The resilient automobile bnller coinprising two substantially similar resilient strip end loop attaching elements, each having duplex attaching,r portions adapted to be secured to an automobile frame member and having a connector portion, adjacent impact receiving portion and end loop adapted to form a resilient buffer end and having an inwardly extending connector portion cooperating with the adjacent connector portion of the element, and a flanged resilient front connector having a lange coperating with and substantially alining the connector portions of said elements and inclosing clamping connector devices to adjustably connect the ends of said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

6. The resilient automobile buffer comprising two resilient strip end loop attaching elements, each having attaching portions adapted to be secured to an automobile frame member and having a connector portion, adjacent impact receiving portion and end loop adapted to form a resilient buffer end an'd having an inwardly extendinnr connector portion cooperating with-the adjacent connector portion .of'tlie element, and a flanged resilient. rrohtconnector hatiing a flange cooperating with the eonnectoi portions of said elements and connector devices to connect the ends of said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

T. The resilient automobile buffer con1- prising two resilient strip end loop attaching elements, each having attaching portions adapted Vto be secured to an automobile frame neinber and having a connector portion and'end loop ada ted to form a resilient buffer end. and a anged resilient front connector having a iange cooperating with the connector portions of Said elements and connector devices to connect the ends of said front connector with the connector portions of said elements.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON. 

